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Protests continue in Delhi

New Delhi: On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally here, a number of protests against the amended Citizenship Act were held...

48 arrested, 262 booked over violence in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar: Forty-eight people have been arrested and 67 shops sealed in connection with violent protests here last week during which several persons, including over...

CAA, NRC ‘worrisome’: Bangladesh

Dhaka: The CAA and the NRC are India’s “internal issues”, Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen has said, but voiced concern that any...

Army, Police defuse IED Bla-Uri road

Baramulla: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected by the road opening party of the Army on Baramulla Uri road on Sunday that was...

Conservation of flood hit artefacts at SPS Museum in limbo

SRINAGAR: The Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums (AA&M) has failed to execute over Rs 1 crore project for conservation of flood hit artefacts...

35 years on, new type of primary health centre at Imamsahib incomplete

SHOPIAN: New type primary health centre (NTPHC) at Imamsahib village in south Kashmir’s Shopian - which was started thirty-five years ago - is incomplete“due...

65-year-old PSA detainee from Kashmir dies in Allahabad jail

SRINAGAR: A 65-year-old detainee, a member of the Jamaat-I-Islamia, booked under the stringent Public Safety Act and sent outside Jammu and Kashmir has died...

Militant associate arrested in Awantipora: Police

SRINAGAR: A militant associate was arrested here linked to active outfit JeM operating in Tral area, police said on Sunday. “He has been identified as...

Harshest winter phase Chillai Kalan begins in Valley

Srinagar: The 40-day period of harshest winter in Kashmir began on Saturday, a day after Kashmir received fresh bout of snow leading to closure...

Government fixes maximum 8 years time-frame for completing diploma courses

Srinagar: Students admitted to diploma courses at Polytechnic colleges in Jammu and Kashmir will have to complete their three-year degrees within eight years failing...

US Congress bill urges India to ‘reverse course in Kashmir’

Washington: A federal government funding package passed by the US House of Representatives and the Senate has urged the Indian government to “reverse its...

Article 370 abrogated to boost economic development: US lawmaker

Washington: An influential US lawmaker has said that the Indian government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was to support...

US presidential candidates come out in support of US Congresswoman

Washington: Leading Democratic presidential aspirants – Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren – and two other US lawmakers have came out in support of...

Protests continue; 1 more killed in UP

New Delhi/ Kanpur/ Patna/Mangaluru: One person died in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur town on Saturday during fresh clashes between the police anti-Citizenship Act protestors. This...

Jamia students protest

New Delhi: The Jamia Millia Islamia students on Saturday staged a demonstration yet again outside the varsity campus against amendments in the citizenship law,...

Over 1,000 academicians, issue statement in support of CAA

New Delhi: As many as 1,100 academicians and research scholars from various universities across India and abroad as well as prominent persons released a...

BJP to launch info campaign on citizenship law

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday announced a mass contact programme to expose opposition parties’ “lies” and apprise people of the details of the...

Delhi Waqf Board to give Rs 5.5 lakh to victim families

New Delhi: The Delhi Waqf Board on Saturday announced that it will give a financial assistance of Rs 5.5 lakh each to the families...

Kashmir witnesses lowest tourist arrivals in three years

SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley received lowest arrival of tourists this year compared to previous season, according to official data of tourism department. In 2019, which saw...

2 Pak soldiers killed along LoC: Army

Jammu: At least two Pakistani soldiers were reported to have been killed on Saturday in an exchange of fire with the Indian Army along...

Keeri community health centre lacks basic facility, allege locals

BARAMULLA: The locals of Kreeri in north Kashmir’s Baramaulla have alleged that community health centre in their vicinity lacks basic facility such as manpower,...

6 bike lifting thieves arrested in Shopain

SHOPIAN: Police here have arrested six thieves and recovered nine bikes from their procession. A police officer said that after many complaints received by the...

Goods stolen from car at Batmaloo

SRINAGAR: Thieves on Friday stole goods from a car near Doodh Ganga plaza in Batamaloo. The goods belonged to Irfan Ahmad Nagoo- who had purchased...

49 journalists murdered in 2019

PARIS: Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The "historically low"...

Div Com devises regulation over traffic management in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: In pursuance to the directions given by High Court in respect of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding traffic management, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir,...

‘Land acquisition issue preventing completion of Qamarwari-Noorbagh bridge resolved’

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar administration has resolved a major land acquisition issue preventing construction of a long-awaited 166-meter double-lane bridge connecting Qamarwari with Noorbagh, the...

Friday prayers allowed at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid after 19 weeks

Srinagar: The historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar witnessed congregational Friday prayers for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 more than four...

Briefly discussed Kashmir with Pompeo: Jaishankar

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that the situation in Kashmir was briefly discussed during his bilateral meeting with US Secretary of...

Flights cancelled, highway shut as snow returns to Valley

Srinagar: A fresh spell of snow in Kashmir affected air connectivity at Srinagar Airport and resulted in closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway for traffic on...

9 years on, Bandipora hospital awaits completion

Bandipora: Pending works in upcoming Bandipora district hospital has resulted in delay in its operation, leading to inconvenience to patients at the existing overcrowded...

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